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Australian Farmers Growing GM Crops Gain $885 Million
Friday 8 May 2015 (Canberra) - Crop biotechnology continues to deliver major economic and environmental benefits according to an independent report released by UK-based PG Economics. “Australian farmers using GM canola or cotton have reaped more than US$885 million in farm income benefits over the 18 year period covered by the report because of crop biotechnology,” said Matthew Cossey, CropLife Australia’s Chief Executive Officer. “With GM cotton accounting for almost all cotton production in Australia,…
